Dubai: Matteo Bobbi race report

The Victory, The Pole Position, The Fastest Lap: Matteo Bobbi Hits The
Jackpot in Dubai
Matteo Bobbi's adventure in Dubai for the second last round of the
FIA GT championship started and ended perfectly. Matteo Bobbi conquered
the 1st place...

The Victory, The Pole Position, The Fastest Lap: Matteo Bobbi Hits The
Jackpot in Dubai

Matteo Bobbi's adventure in Dubai for the second last round of the
FIA GT championship started and ended perfectly. Matteo Bobbi conquered
the 1st place on the podium, the pole position and the fastest lap at
this heart throbbing event. Matteo couldn't have asked for more.

At the qualifications on Thursday, Matteo Bobbi claimed his second pole
position of the season and managed to reduce his time during the second
session when the track temperature and the air temperature were even
higher. Scuderia Italia and Matteo found the perfect set up both with old
and new tyres and the results prove this. The fast Maserati wasn't
even able to overtake Bobbi.

With the track temperatures rising well above 70 in the cockpit today,
Matteo kept his concentration throughout the whole race and with the help
of his cooling tracksuit, was able to overcome these intense weather
conditions. Matteo immediately took charge at this round and no one was
able to keep up with him; except for the Maserati. The Maseratis was in
the lead 5 minutes before the chequered flag but Matteo was able to
overtake them and snatched the win by 42 seconds.

Matteo Bobbi

"I have to be honest, it wasn't easy. The extreme heat was a
really big issue for me and for everyone. The cooling tracksuit gave me
temporary relief so luckily I was in good shape. Had I not been, I may
not have survived! I'm so happy about this victory. It's my
second of the season .Everything seemed to fall right into place this
week in Dubai. Right from the start the Maserati wanted to take our
leadership but both Gardel and I keep a great rhythm throughout the race.
The fastest time that I set was during the 48th lap. I need to thank
everyone twice as much for this round. I need to thank Scuderia Italia
for their excellent work. Gardel for being fast in the last three days
and Michelin for giving us tires that allowed us to keep up the pace. I
love the taste of victory and hope to do just as well in China.